Fighter for women honored

Karen Heck ’74, a Waterville resident and long-time community activist, was awarded the Maine American Association of University Women’s 2006 Achievement Citation Award — the organization’s highest honor. She co-founded Hardy Girls Healthy Women, helped form Rape Crisis Assistance, and has served as president of the Waterville Rotary Club, the Maine Women’s Lobby, Maine Choice Coalition and Family Planning Service Providers, among other endeavors.